The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-01-17

knees when pass i'm This made the wife mad
alsos and she said: II wouldn't stand il another
DAY. wouldn't wait until the day for killing all
the Jews came, but I'd hang him before I go to
the Kings state dinner Tomorrow" so will:
thank you, my dear, for the suggestion" he
fephed; and be put Carpenters to work, and
they worked all night SO that the hanging could
De all over before he had to co in state to the
royal banquet "1'll be hanged if don't hang
him the first thing in the morning"
ne added. So in the morning the gal
lows was ready. and, not waiting fer
breakfast. he posted off to the Kings
headquarters to get the proper papers, telling
MS VIE that he would be back in time for break
fast, bringing that old Jew, and after he was out
OF the way they would eat light breakfast,
saving themselves for the Kings banquet.
MRS Hannah got the coffee and cakes all ready,
ana looked down the avenue towards headquar-
ters to see the procession coming with old Nor
dical In cart going to the new eallov in the
back yard. But there was no procession FL
naliy. towards noon, the breakfast having all
spoiled by waiting so long, she saw her husband
trudglng along, afoot and alone and much chop
fallen. She at once determined to give him q
piece OF her mind. 'What on earth have you
Here it's nearly noon. breakfast all spoiled DO
Mordicai hanged, and it's time to be dressing for
| the party. How could you treat me soa'
Just hold a minute and I'll tell you
| leading the Kings best horse, caparisoned with
the finest trappings the stable afforded. all
through this old town with that hateful old
| Mordecai on it, and" "Well, we'll, put in Mrs.
! Haman. ''the jigs up. If you have had to DO
| that Mordecai is on top aud don't you forget
it" and SO it was. for they hanged Hannah or
| the gallows he had built for Mordecai. very
much to his disgust Which story reminds me
| of another. Once upon time there
Democratic party. BY the mere accident of
| plurality of 1047 in vote of a million and
half, and lacking more than DO, 900 of majority
in the State of New York, it got into the presi
| dency, and by the same kind of an accident j
Legislature. Now. all this availed it nothing
while the Republican party had hal
a chance, SO it at once determined
to hang the Republicans on very higl
Rallows. Not satisfied with a majority O
forty to fifty on joint ballot it determined &
have seventy to seventy FIVE and erected its gal
Ions accordingly. To make clean sweep it de
termined TO elect Lieutenant governor also
for, even II thsre was no law for it. and no neces
sity. Democratic Lietenant governor might b
convenient thing to have around in case tina
, seventy majority should insist electine tn
, Governor TO the Senate and there would be n
one to gaipsay it, for the Republicans we're to
, dead to kick much, anyway. But, aack! tn
scheme dldu't work. That majority of sevent
or go didn't materialize. and the Lieutenant-gov
ernor was Republican. Hannah planned to
In the saddle himself, but it was Mordeeai in tn
, saddle and himself foot; and that whs
hurt so. just in this case. 1t ba
: enough to see a Republican now and then left i
office by the administration, but to the ms
jority of near half hundred dwindle down
) zero, and Republican usurping the prerog'
: tives of a Lieutenant governor when Demo
. crat WAS planned for, that's what hurts; an
they conclude very much as Mrs. Hannah di,
that the Jig is up. Hence these tears.
al u. L. SEE.